After having the hype from a four-fight win streak -- which
included his famous October 2008 knockout of Kevin “Kimbo
Slice” Ferguson -- halted by back-to-back losses inside the
UFC, Petruzelli was in need of a solid win. The 31-year-old
Floridian got just that before a partisan crowd at UCF Arena in
Orlando, Fla., as he used quick and heavy hands to pound Mewborn to
a technical knockout at 3:06 of the opening round.

The win was Petruzelli’s 12th career finish, raising his overall
mark to 13-6. Of his six losses, four have come inside the Octagon,
where Petruzelli has never had his hand raised.

Originally scheduled to feature 47-year-old Ken Shamrock
against French veteran Antony Rea,
the WEF 46 co-main event was reshuffled just days before the show
when Shamrock withdrew due to staph infection. Read more